Sustainable Cities Lab
Grades: 4+ |
Duration: 45 minutes |
Available Times: 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 12 p.m. on school field trip operating days *Start and end times may be flexible. Please speak to the Group Reservations specialist when booking. |
Concepts/Skills: City planning, sustainability, trade-offs, trial and error experimentation |
Student engineers work in teams to design and test their own approach to creating a sustainable city.
Lab Guide
Design a robust learning experience by selecting resources from this guide that fit the needs of your students. Reinforce learning before, after and even during your visit by diving deeper into some of the science and engineering concepts.
Lab-Related Activities
Lessons marked with an orange gear icon address engineering within the Next Generation Science Standards.
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Connecting with Climate
Grades 6-12
Explore how to problem-solve when approaching large-scale, multidimensional issues like climate change.
Lesson: 90 minutes
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Responsible Reservoirs
Grades 5-8
Play a game that shows the complicated cause and effect relationship involved in major environmental decisions.
Activity: 20+ minutes
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Planet Protectors
Grades 3-12
Students work together to create a Public Service Announcement (PSA) which educates others about protecting our planet.
Lesson: 120 minutes
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Career Exploration Mosaic
Grades 6-12
Students will create a mosaic that represents their current selves and future career aspirations, then explore careers and opportunities that align with their interests and goals.
Lesson: 75 minutes
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Careers in Sustainability
Grades 4-12
Review these career profiles to get a snapshot of the variety of professions that support environmental issues.
Activity: 15+ minutes
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Vocabulary Choice Board
Grades K-12
Vocabulary activities to pair with one of our labs or other STEM activities.
Lesson: 20-30 min
Sustainable Cities Lab
Exhibit Connections
Make connections between learning from the lab and the exhibits and programs found in The Tech Interactive’s galleries. For more exhibit connections, see the Lab Guide above.